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Which of these is NOT a primary pollutant?

(a) Carbon monoxide

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Ground level ozone

(d) Oxygen

I have been asked this question in an interview.

My enquiry is from Air Pollution topic in chapter Air Pollution of Environmental Engineering

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Correct choice is (d) Oxygen

The best I can explain: Ozone is not a primary pollutant since it is formed by the photo-chemical reaction of oxygen with the UV rays and not directly discharged into the atmosphere by a source.

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